While Windows 8 is getting blamed for dismal PC sales, upgrading laptops and desktop systems isn't a priority for business users, according to new research. Businesses are increasing capital spending, but they are directing that money at ...
Tags: IT Capital Spending, PC
One of the most politically charged phrases in IT these days is "skills shortage." That phrase may come up Tuesday when the Senate Judiciary Committee, as expected, takes up a series of industry-sponsored amendments to the immigration bill. ...
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The U.S. tech industry added nearly 64,000 software-related jobs last year, but as the workforce expanded, the average size of workers’ pay cheques declined by nearly 2 percent. There are multiple theories for the decline in pay, ...
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Virtualization and cloud services are making it easier for companies to shift IT infrastructure operations to service providers, and that is exactly what many organizations are doing. The trend is most prevalent among small and midsize ...
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There are more IT managers working today than two years ago, but their unemployment rate is rising as well. It's a paradox of government data, but there are theories for the apparent discrepancy. The government reported that the ...
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There's plenty of reason for optimism about IT jobs. CIOs are ramping up hiring, average salaries are climbing, and companies are increasing their investments in core tech areas such as security, mobility and data analytics. Concerns about ...
IT hiring in 2013 will focus on jobs involving cloud computing, mobile technology and business intelligence, said staffing professionals. But cloud computing jobs for on-site infrastructure support and software management are likely to be ...
There is a push in retail and restaurants to accomplish more through self-service automation, but that trend doesn't necessarily mean that a business should look to reduce staff by rolling out technology. One company that's doing more ...
Tags: Computer Products, APP, self-service
Health care provider Kaiser Permanente has begun hiring about 500 IT professionals to staff its new information technology campus in Englewood, Colo. Kaiser, which says it employs about 6,000 IT workers nationwide, said the Englewood ...
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One month does not make a trend, but IT employment dipped last month after a long stretch of gains. Analysts can only speculate as to the reasons for the decline. It may be an indication of market volatility, a short pause in hiring, or ...
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More CIOs are planning to expand their IT departments in the coming quarter than they were three months ago. However, compared to other professions, projected IT hiring in Q4 lags behind fields such as legal, sales and marketing, according ...
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Research and advisory firm, Gartner, has released its list of technology predictions and trends for the years 2013 and beyond. According to Gartner, its top predictions focus on economic risks, opportunities and innovations that will ...
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Hiring is flat and Europe's economy continues teetering, but IT spending is beating forecasts, says Gartner. Worldwide IT spending is expected to reach $3.6 trillion this year, a 3% increase over last year, reports Gartner. The report, ...
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If there is one word that has defined this year, it's "uncertainty." It has been hanging over almost every economic and job growth analysis related to IT. Blame the elections, the fiscal cliff and Europe. But with less than two months to ...
Tags: economic, job growth, IT employment, IT services, Microsoft
Nathan Brown is one of a growing number of CIOs who are experienced in moving from one sector to another,including from commercial to government and from for-profit to nonprofit.He's currently in an IT leadership position at Care.com after ...
Tags: IT, Desperation, Red Flag, Team Leader